The appointment of three executive directors has been announced by Fidelity Bank Plc.
The three senior executives had their appointments ratified by the board of directors of the bank at its meeting held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
The new directors are Mr Gbolahan Joshua (Executive Director — Chief Operations & Information
Officer), Mr Obaro Odeghe (Executive Director, Corporate Banking), and Mr Hassan Imam (Executive Director, North Directorate).
Gbolahan Joshua
Executive Director, Chief Operations & Information Officer
Gbolahan attended Kings College Lagos, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and is a Chartered Accountant. He has attended a number of executive and banking specific programs in leading educational and professional institutions including Harvard, IMD, and Euromoney.
He has 20 years of comprehensive experience across various areas of Assurance and Banking including, Operations, Technology, Digital Banking, Strategy, Business Transformation, Finance, Treasury, Mergers and Acquisitions
He will be responsible for overseeing the following areas: Operations, Technology, Digital Banking, Investor Relations, Strategy and Business Transformation.
Obaro Odeghe
Executive Director, Corporate Banking
Obaro attended Edo College Benin, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture and an MBA. He has attended a number of executive and banking specific programs in leading educational and professional institutions including Harvard, Wharton and Kelloggs.
He has 24 years of comprehensive experience across various areas of Banking including; Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, SMEs, Consumer Banking, Institutional Banking, Trade Finance and Operations.
He will be responsible for the Corporate Banking business covering the following sectors; Energy, Power, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Construction and Real Estate.
Hassan Imam
Executive Director, North Directorate
Hassan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, two Masters’ Degrees and an MBA. He has attended a number of executive and banking specific programs in leading educational and professional institutions including Harvard, Stanford and Wharton.
He has 25 years of comprehensive experience across various areas of Banking including; Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, SMEs, Institutional Banking, Trade Finance, Operations, Treasury and Risk Management.
He will be responsible for the Commercial, SME, Consumer and Public Sector business in the North Directorate comprising 18 states and Abuja.
